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Ardian buys SLV from Cinven for €800m
Cinven said the business generated a 40% increase in turnover since its acquisition in 2011
Deal in Focus: Equistone exits Hornschuch
Sale to Continental's subsidiary followed an eight-year holding period in which the company bolted on a number of competitors
Afinum hires Abdel-Hadi as investment director
Abdel-Hadi joins from Aurelius where he was managing director of a subsidiary
Permira in €700m SBO of S&B from Ardian
For 2015, the business posted an annual turnover of €300m, with €55m EBITDA
Holtzbrinck recommits for Move24's series-B
Existing backers DN Capital, Piton Capital and Cherry Ventures also committed to the round
Adveq joins €30m AEVI funding round
Adveq invests €10m, while HPE Growth Capital provided the initial €20m in May
EQT acquires cyber security business Utimaco in SBO
Sellers reinvest part of their proceeds for a minority stake as part of the deal
Riverside buys kitchen fixtures retailer GEV
Deal marks Riverside's fifth buyout this year and its first in Germany in 2016
Equistone exits Hornschuch
During Equistone's eight-year ownership, revenues increased from €140m to €410m
E.Ventures in €20m Smartfrog round
VCs are joined by a number of family offices and a Swiss entrepreneur for the round
Polaris holds final close on DKK 3.3bn for fourth fund
Polaris has held a final close for its fourth fund after almost two years on the road
Bayern Kapital and BayBG back Gastfreund
Following its series-A round, the startup hopes to expand to other regions
HTGF in €5m Makerist series-A
Existing backers HTGF and publishing house OZ Verlag were joined in the round by two new backers
Founders, Vækstfonden back €2m round for Kontist
Fintech company is currently in the development stage and aims to launch its app in 2017
General Atlantic, ProSiebenSat.1 back KäuferPortal
Each investor bought a 42% stake, while 16% will be held by the company's founders
Eight Roads exits InnoGames
MTG acquired a 35% stake in the InnoGames, valuing the business at €260m
Ratos-backed TFS acquires SCIderm
Acquisition comes after TFS and SCIderm entered into a strategic partnership in 2014
Atlantic Bridge in $6m Ubimax round
It is the company's first funding round since it was founded in 2014
Holtzbrinck and Hanse merge voucher startups
Both companies' CEOs will jointly run newly founded Savings United
Creathor leads €2.6m round for HappyCar
Global Founders Capital sold its shares to Creathor following the last round
Afinum sells shutters maker Schlotterer
Afinum and the company's management sell 100% of Austrian shutter producer Schlotterer
Carlyle to buy Atotech from Total for $3.2bn
GP will draw down capital from its vehicles Carlyle Europe Partners IV and Carlyle Partners VI
Ardian buys car parts producer Weber
Transaction also includes a capital increase provided by Ardian and the company's founders
KPCB and Silver Lake in $70m GoEuro round
Latest funding round brings GoEuro's total capital raised to almost $150m